The Derby of Thessaloniki () is a football local rivalry between Aris and PAOK, both of which are based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Aris play their home games at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Charilaou district of eastern Thessaloniki, while PAOK are based at the Toumba Stadium in the neighbouring Toumba district. The two stadiums are 1.54 km apart, straight-line distance.

History

Social rivalry

The rivalry between these two Thessalonian clubs can be traced back to the interwar period. Upper class local Greeks supported Aris and Greek refugees supported PAOK. These refugees were mostly working class migrants from Asia Minor and Constantinople. They settled in the region of Macedonia after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The antagonism between those social groups has been expressed in many ways and one of them was football.

Football rivalry

Aris were founded in March 1914 and PAOK in April 1926. On 12 June 1927, the first derby of Thessaloniki took place, ending with a 2–1 PAOK victory. Up to 1959, the two clubs were fighting for the Macedonia Football Clubs Association (EPSM) ( or Ε.Π.Σ.Μ.) local championship title and they also met some times in the final stage of the Panhellenic Championship. In 1959, the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Super League - was set up as a national round-robin tournament. Aris vs PAOK rivalry has continued to escalate over the decades, with the two clubs in a persistent battle for supremacy in Northern Greece.

Honour Aris PAOKGreek League Champions 3 (1928, 1932, 1946)4 (1976, 1985, 2019, 2024)Greek Cup Winners 1 (1970)8 (1972, 1974, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)Total4 12

Other sports rivalries Aris and PAOK rivalry extends to other sports as well, especially basketball, where from the mid-1980s until the early 1990s they were battling for the Greek Championship title, with both also achieving significant success in continental competitions. In volleyball, both teams competed for many years in the top-tier Greek Volley League. Aris had a strong side in the 1990s and PAOK has enjoyed domestic success since 2015.

Statistics

Head-to-head Ariswins Draws PAOKwins Panhellenic Championship (1927–1959) MFCA Championship1 20 1415Qualifying stage3 41Final stage5 25Total282021 Alpha Ethniki / Super League (1959–present) 1At Aris home23 2817At PAOK home13 1936Total364753 Greek CupAt Aris home6 42At PAOK home1 55Neutral field1 00Total897 Official Matches Total229727681 1 Including play-off games

Alpha Ethniki / SL goals Aris PAOKAt Aris home7257At PAOK home50100Total122157

Record Alpha Ethniki / Super League win Aris Home: Aris – PAOK 5–1, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (27 February 1966)(Alexiadis 24', Psifidis 43', Chatzikostas 65' pen., Syropoulos 69', 75' – Koudas 60' pen.) Away: PAOK – Aris 1–4, Toumba Stadium (30 August 1998)(Kafes 63' – Charisteas 15', 54', Koulakiotis 68' o.g., Panopoulos 73') PAOK Home: PAOK – Aris 5–0, Toumba Stadium (16 February 1975)(Paridis 23', Koudas 28', 51', Tsilingiridis 68', Sarafis 87') Away: Aris – PAOK 0–4, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (7 December 1994)(Toursounidis 22', 57', Lagonidis 61', Bociek 90'+2') Bigger grade difference Aris Point system 3–2–1:   +8 (75 vs 67), 1967–68 Point system 2–1–0:   +6 (47 vs 41), 1979–80 and (33 vs 27), 1985–86 Point system 3–1–0: +15 (50 vs 35), 2007–08 PAOK Point system 3–2–1: +23 (92 vs 69), 1972–73 Point system 2–1–0: +16 (46 vs 30), 1984-85 Point system 3–1–0: +47 (69 vs 22), 2013–14 Attendance records in Alpha Ethniki Aris home: 27,000 Aris – PAOK 1–0, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (25 March 1979) 26,000 Aris – PAOK 0–1, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (16 November 1980) 24,589 Aris – PAOK 2–0, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (7 October 1979) PAOK home: 44,486 PAOK – Aris 1–0, Toumba Stadium (28 January 1973) 42,795 PAOK – Aris 2–0, Toumba Stadium (3 February 1980) 42,296 PAOK – Aris 2–2, Toumba Stadium (22 February 1976)

Match list

Alpha Ethniki / Super League Greece (1959 – present) Aris – PAOK PAOK – Aris Season R. Date Venue Atten. Score R. Date Venue Atten. Score1959–60 2 01–11–1959Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium8,973 0–1 17 28–02–1960Toumba Stadium9,983 0–0 p-o 31–07–1960Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumN/A 0–01 1960–61 20 05–03–1961Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumN/A 1–1 5 16–10–1960Toumba StadiumN/A 3–0 1961–62 23 28–03–1962Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumN/A 1–1 8 19–11–1961Toumba Stadium8,850 2–1 1962–63 12 16–12–1962Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9,223 0–3 27 12–05–1963Toumba StadiumN/A 3–0 1963–64 19 02–02–1964Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9,560 0–0 4 06–10–1963Toumba Stadium17,912 0–1 1964–65 25 09–05–1965Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium8,791 0–0 10 13–12–1964Toumba Stadium21,655 0–2 1965–66 14 27–02–1966Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,496 5–1 29 12–06–1966Toumba Stadium11,804 1–1 1966–67 28 04–06–1967Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,421 1–0 13 22–01–1967Toumba Stadium20,177 0–0 1967–68 20 18–02–1968Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,146 2–2 3 22–10–1967Toumba Stadium28,748 2–3 1968–69 8 17–11–1968Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium20,123 2–0 25 23–03–1969Toumba Stadium29,442 0–0 1969–70 6 02–11–1969Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium15,348 0–0 23 08–03–1970Toumba Stadium28,516 0–0 1970–71 4 04–11–1970Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,475 1–0 21 21–02–1971Toumba Stadium29,890 2–2 1971–72 33 04–06–1972Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium13,420 3–3 16 16–01–1972Toumba Stadium37,869 0–0 1972–73 34 03–06–1973Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium22,648 1–2 17 28–01–1973Toumba Stadium44,486 1–0 1973–74 29 05–05–1974Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium22,100 1–0 12 23–12–1973Toumba Stadium41,428 0–1 1974–75 2 06–10–1974Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium18,246 2–1 19 16–02–1975Toumba Stadium36,025 5–0 1975–76 2 19–10–1975Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium21,069 0–0 17 22–02–1976Toumba Stadium42,296 2–2 1976–77 6 14–11–1976Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium21,500 1–2 23 13–03–1977Toumba Stadium41,950 2–0 1977–78 11 27–11–1977Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium13,229 0–0 28 02–04–1978Toumba Stadium23,693 2–1 1978–79 25 25–03–1979Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium27,000 1–0 8 12–11–1978Toumba Stadium36,567 1–0 1979–80 2 07–10–1979Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium24,589 2–0 19 03–02–1980Toumba Stadium42,795 2–0 1980–81 10 16–11–1980Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium26,000 0–1 27 12–04–1981Toumba Stadium28,157 1–1 1981–82 12 20–12–1981Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium23,482 2–1 29 25–04–1982Toumba Stadium26,499 1–0 1982–83 21 06–03–1983Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium18,699 0–0 4 31–10–1982Toumba Stadium21,026 0–2 1983–84 5 02–10–1983Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium24,099 0–0 20 12–02–1984Toumba Stadium12,453 0–1 1984–85 17 03–02–1985Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium20,280 3–0 2 30–09–1984Toumba Stadium30,890 2–0 1985–86 8 03–11–1985Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,444 3–1 23 09–03–1986Toumba Stadium24,179 1–0 1986–87 4 20–09–1986Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium20,968 0–1 19 22–02–1987Toumba Stadium26,282 2–0 1987–88 27 17–04–1988Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,752 1–2 12 27–12–1987Toumba Stadium25,246 3–1 1988–89 9 20–11–1988Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,947 0–0 24 19–03–1989Toumba Stadium14,663 1–1 1989–90 25 18–03–1990Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9,273 1–0 8 08–11–1989Toumba Stadium15,259 2–0 1990–91 14 06–01–1991Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium13,827 0–1 31 12–05–1991Toumba Stadium10,505 2–1 1991–92 18 02–02–1992Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium14,139 1–1 1 01–09–1991Toumba Stadium23,025 1–1 1992–93 15 23–12–1992Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium4,145 1–2 32 15–05–1993Toumba Stadium1,554 2–0 1993–94 16 18–12–1993Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium11,547 1–0 33 17–04–1994Toumba Stadium6,061 1–2 1994–95 9 07–12–1994Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium3,587 0–4 26 02–04–1995Toumba Stadium19,374 2–0 1995–96 22 25-02-1996Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium6,978 0–0 5 01–10–1995Toumba Stadium15,995 1–0 1996–97 8 18–11–1996Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium11,462 0–0 25 16–03–1997Toumba Stadium28,038 2–1 1998–99 19 15–02–1999Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium17,146 2–0 2 29–08–1998Toumba Stadium22,798 1–4 1999–2000 9 28–11–1999Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium15,393 0–0 26 02–04–2000Toumba Stadium14,603 3–2 2000–01 4 01–11–2000Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,890 4–0 19 17–02–2001Toumba Stadium11,969 2–0 2001–02 14 02–02–2002Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,455 2–3 1 23–09–2001Toumba Stadium23,756 1–1 2002–03 11 15–12–2002Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9,897 2–0 26 13–04–2003Trikala Municipal Stadium3,339 2–0 2003–04 30 22–05–2004Makedonikos Stadium1,074 1–1 15 21–12–2003Toumba Stadium13,950 3–0 2004–05 20 27–02–2005Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium10,202 1–3 5 24–10–2004Toumba Stadium10,975 2–2 2006–07 7 21–10–2006Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium13,280 0–0 22 17–02–2007Toumba Stadium10,393 1–0 2007–08 5 21–10–2007Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium11,565 3–1 20 10–02–2008Toumba Stadium22,000 3–0 2008–09 19 25–01–2009Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium14,065 0–0 4 28–09–2008Toumba Stadium26,019 1–02009–10 26 14–03–2010Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium17,353 2–0 11 22–11–2009Toumba Stadium23,034 4–1 p-o 19–05–2010Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium6,962 3–2 p-o 02–05–2010Toumba Stadium23,412 2–0 2010–11 20 30–01–2011Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium13,234 0–0 5 03–10–2010Toumba Stadium20,0840–1 2011–12 7 23–10–2011Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,320 1–1 22 19–02–2012Toumba Stadium16,041 0–0 2012–13 20 03–02–2013Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,673 2–2 5 30–09–2012Toumba Stadium20,440 4–1 2013–14 29 16–03–2014Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium10,154 1–1 12 24–11–2013Toumba Stadium19,440 3–1 2018–19 7 21–10–2018Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,434 1–2 22 24–02–2019Toumba Stadium 22,544 1–1 2019–20 17 04–01–2020Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium16,249 4–2 4 22–09–2019Toumba Stadium 23,926 2–2 p-o 28–06–2020Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumCl.doors 0–2 p-o 19–07–2020Toumba StadiumCl.doors 0–0 2020–21 12 13–12–2020Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumCl.doors 1–0 25 07–03–2021Toumba StadiumCl.doors 2–2 p-o 21–04–2021Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumCl.doors 0–1 p-o 09–05–2021Toumba StadiumCl.doors 2–0 2021–22 24 20–02–2022Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium9,191 0–0 11 28–11–2021Toumba Stadium12,605 0–1 p-o 17–04–2022Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium7,902 1–0 p-o 11–05–2022Toumba Stadium6,932 0–1 2022–23 3 04–09–2022Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium12,565 0–0 16 04–01–2023Toumba Stadium20,756 1–0 p-o 19–03–2023Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium11,165 1–2 p-o 30–04–2023Toumba Stadium8,905 3–2 2023–24 17 07–01–2024Kleanthis Vikelidis StadiumCl.doors 2–1 4 17–09–2023Toumba Stadium17,731 0–0 p-o 19–05–2024Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium18,644 1–2 p-o 10–03–2024Toumba StadiumCl.doors 0–1 2024–25 19 17–01–2025Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium10,558 0–0 6 29–09–2024Toumba Stadium19,282 0–1 2025–26 20 08–02–2026Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium8,946 0–0 13 07–12–2025Toumba Stadium24,636 3–1 2026–27 16 10–01–2027Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium – 4 13–09–2026Toumba Stadium19,545 2–0 1 7th-place playoff. PAOK finished 7th and Aris 8th, due to a better goal difference.

•There were no games in the 1997–98 and 2005–06 seasons, nor in the 2014–18 period due to the relegation of Aris to lower divisions.

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